Michael McAleer

Motoring Editor, Innovation Editor and Assistant Business Editor at Irish Times

https://t.co/qXfHpTdJtd editor and Irish Times motoring editor. Opinions expressed are my own, though many are also stolen wholesale from much smarter people

Articles

Creating an autism-friendly space for barbering

1 week ago | breakingnews.ie | Michael McAleer

For many families, something as routine as a haircut can become a significant challenge, especially for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Recognising this, The Grafton Barber has officially launched Ireland’s first autism-friendly barbering experience, complete with a purpose-built sensory room. Located in Walkinstown, Dublin 12, this initiative is a heartfelt response to the needs of neurodiverse children and adults.
Rory McIlroy wins Masters to secure Grand Slam

1 week ago | breakingnews.ie | Michael McAleer

RoryMcIlroybeat Justin Rose on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff at the Masters on Sunday to become the sixth player, and first European, to complete the career Grand Slam of golf's four majors. McIlroy started the day with a two-shot lead over Bryson DeChambeau, lost it on the first hole and trailed by one on the next, but birdied the next two to extend his advantage amidst a pulsating atmosphere at Augusta National.
Rory McIlroy wins Masters to secure Grand Slam

1 week ago | carlow-nationalist.ie | Michael McAleer

RoryMcIlroyof Northern Ireland birdied the first playoff hole with a short putt after missing a chance to win in regulation, capturing the Masters and completing the career Grand Slam on Sunday in Augusta, Ga.McIlroy's 1-over-par 73 left him tied with England's Justin Rose, who posted 66 and waited forMcIlroyto finish. They both shot 11-under 277 for the week. Re-playing the 18th hole at Augusta National Golf Club,McIlroy's approach shot rolled back toward the hole and inside Rose's ball.
Rory McIlroy wins Masters to secure Grand Slam

1 week ago | westernpeople.ie | Michael McAleer

RoryMcIlroyof Northern Ireland birdied the first playoff hole with a short putt after missing a chance to win in regulation, capturing the Masters and completing the career Grand Slam on Sunday in Augusta, Ga.McIlroy's 1-over-par 73 left him tied with England's Justin Rose, who posted 66 and waited forMcIlroyto finish. They both shot 11-under 277 for the week. Re-playing the 18th hole at Augusta National Golf Club,McIlroy's approach shot rolled back toward the hole and inside Rose's ball.
Ford’s new electric Puma is on the prowl in a very crowded market

1 week ago | irishtimes.com | Michael McAleer

This is Ford’s new entry-priced car, starting at €33,000. That’s a long way from the days when Ford’s car model line-up began with the little Ka and grew to the Galaxy. A mass culling has left it with just a handful of cars – and has left former customers perusing the forecourts of rival brands. Can the Puma deliver for the new generation of Fiesta and former Puma owners? Its styling is smart and even quite cute.
'Off their heads' pair hijacked woman's car and filmed 160 km/h road 'rampage' on Snapchat

1 week ago | breakingnews.ie | Michael McAleer

Two "off their heads" men violently hijacked a woman's car and then filmed their 160 km/h road "rampage" from Athlone to Dublin on Snapchat before crashing, a court heard. Dylan Poynton, 27, of Castlegrove, Castlepollard, and 21-year-old David Marshall, from Newtown Lawns, Mullingar, both in Co Westmeath, pleaded guilty to a hijacking on the morning of November 14th last year.
Man jailed for raping daughter he first met when she was a teen

1 week ago | breakingnews.ie | Michael McAleer

A man has been jailed for the “repugnant” rape of his daughter, whom he met for the first time when she was a teenager, in what a judge described as an “egregious breach of trust”. The man was handed a seven year sentence with the final 12 months suspended at the Central Criminal Court on Friday after pleading guilty to rape on an unknown date between January 2015 and September 2015.
Two taxi drivers jailed for separate sex assaults on female passengers

2 weeks ago | breakingnews.ie | Michael McAleer

A woman who was sexually assaulted by a taxi driver has told a court she would “have been safer walking home alone in the dark”. A victim impact statement was read to Dublin Circuit Criminal Court on Thursday on the woman's behalf during the sentence hearing of Samir Lakhlef (53). The woman said she was “always told to be careful around men” as a young woman and advised to take steps to be safe, including minding her drink.
Defence Forces chaplain repeatedly stabbed tells his attacker he forgives him

2 weeks ago | breakingnews.ie | Michael McAleer

A Defence Forces chaplain who was repeatedly stabbed by a teenage boy motivated by "a radicalised Islamic mindset" today told his attacker that he forgives him, with the priest and the defendant later embracing in the courtroom.
Mother of murdered gunman couldn't recognise her son's face

2 weeks ago | breakingnews.ie | Michael McAleer

The mother of murdered gunman Tristan Sherry (26) was unable to recognise her son because his face was so badly beaten when a group set upon him after he fatally shot gangland figure Jason Hennessy Snr in a busy restaurant on Christmas Eve over two years ago, the Special Criminal Court has heard. Prosecution counsel Fiona Murphy SC, at a sentencing hearing for three men convicted of Sherry's murder, on Thursday read statements by the deceased's mother, Mary Hand and sister, Savannah.